SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
Government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion increased in 2015 for the first time in three years, according to Pew Research Center's latest annual study on global restrictions on religion.
The share of countries with "high" or "very high" levels of government restrictions – i.e., laws, policies and actions that restrict religious beliefs and practices – ticked up from 24% in 2014 to 25% in 2015. Meanwhile, the percentage of countries with high or very high levels of social hostilities – i.e., acts of religious hostility by private individuals, organizations or groups in society – increased in 2015, from 23% to 27%. Both of these increases follow two years of declines in the percentage of countries with high levels of restrictions on religion by these measures.
Among the world's 25 most populous countries, Russia, Egypt, India, Pakistan and Nigeria had the highest overall levels of government restrictions and social hostilities involving religion. Egypt had the highest levels of government restrictions in 2015, while Nigeria had the highest levels of social hostilities.
Global Restrictions on Religion Rise Modestly
Does this reflect your personal experience ?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday April 20 2017, @08:34PM (2 children)
As the other AC pointed out, female genital mutilation includes pricking a girl's labia with a pin to draw a drop of blood. Boo Hoo.
And it includes other things far more destructive (such as type III "infibulation" which has been practiced [who.int] on over 8 million women).
what becomes upwards of 15 square inches in the adult
So it is true that they aren't snipping 15 square inches of skin.
I find it interesting that you can't protest male circumcision without exaggerating male circumcision and trivializing female circumcision. For the record, I used to favor male circumcision, but wouldn't now. But it's ridiculous how exaggerated the argument provided here is. I won't respect your pain or concern more just because you're dismissing other peoples' pain.
(Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Thursday April 20 2017, @09:34PM (1 child)
Amazing you don't find it interesting the mental contortions feminists go through to minimize ritual infant sexual objectification.
Let me guess, fuck the victims of male circumcision, huh? Somebody's dick gets burned off by a laser scalpel, and it's just lol! to you. Less competition for the Hunnies, right?
So why the fuck should you listen to feminists about this? The feminist argument consists solely of dismissing other people's pain. But it's ok with you to dismiss another man's pain or complete loss of reproductive capability because that's just more Hunnies for you, right?
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday April 21 2017, @12:10AM
Feminists are opposed to male circumcision. [google.com]